A scene from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 1983
Emperor Palpatine

[Luke refuses to give in to the Emperor's demands and disarms himself.] [raising his hands toward Luke]

If you will not be turned, you will be destroyed!

Emperor Palpatine

[Lightning shoots out of the Emperor's fingers and strikes Luke, causing him to fall to the floor in agony. Darth Vader gets up and stands next to the Emperor, watching.]

Young fool. Only now, at the end, do you understand. [shoots another round of lightning into Luke] Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the Dark Side. You have paid the price for your lack of vision! [continues shooting lightning at Luke]

Luke Skywalker

[writhing in agony]

Father, please!

Emperor Palpatine

[Darth Vader continues to watch the scene, looking back and forth between Luke and the Emperor.]

Now, young Skywalker... you will die.
[The Emperor grins for a moment before his expression turns angry once more. He fires more lightning in a continuous stream into Luke, who is in even more pain than before. Darth Vader looks between the two once more, then suddenly lunges forward and picks up the Emperor, directing the lightning into the Emperor and himself. Vader throws the Emperor bodily into the nearby shaft, and the Emperor is destroyed in a spectacular burst of energy. Vader is critically injured in the process.]

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